Guide to Selling Stock Video

[@crumpetsbuttered]

This is a masterclass in a single video, thank you and glad I found your channel.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for the compliment and for watching!!

[@lavapix]

Rights Managed all the way.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Heck yes!

[@sang-media]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge on Selling Stock Video!

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for watching!!

[@edmena5711]

Amazing knowledge sharing Drew. I would expect to pay $100's to learn what I have in this tutorial. I've already viewed quite a bit of content for Selling Stock Footage from others and you obviously have taken this to an extremely high level. Please continue to provide more related content like this. Soaking it all up like a sponge right now. 👍👏👏

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for the awesomely kind words =) my goal is just to help others out and succeed as well!

[@Masteringvoiceover]

Hi Drew. Thanks for your amazing and helpful video. Pond5 update is they do a 50/50 split for non exclusive. Thanks for your help:)

[@DarioBoriani]

Thank you for this video, Mr. Geraci. And 'Vapor'? Beautiful.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching!

[@jasonthompson2059]

Man, super happy to have found your channel. Thank you (and Dell) for making this free educational content

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks so much for the kind words Jason!! Really appreciate it.

[@mark12810]

Some of the best nature footage I've seen

[@elgiad007]

This is a super helpful video and I love it (looking at doing stock footage myself), however, I have an unrelated question: at the 18:03 mark, there is some distortion of the video that I have also seen in several of my own videos since using Davinci Resolve. It doesn't appear until after I've rendered the final video. Do you know what this is and how to get rid of it? Thanks again for the great video!

[@FminorBoy]

glad youtube recommend this video 🎉😊

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for watching!!

[@eight7sixjoe]

this is probably the most comprehensive and clear explanation i have ever heard. great vid. i am now subscribed

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Well, I sincerely appreciate that comment my friend! Thanks very much for the sub and for watching the content :)

[@AfricanSunProductions]

Great info, thanks for the quality video.

[@andresmontesinos7635]

Thank you so much for this bvideo, i found it very educational and also really interesting. I just loved that short film. You're a very talented cinematographer. 😃

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thank you so much for watching!! And for the kind words =)

[@muhammetalan]

May I know what is the name of the video catalog program you mentioned in the video?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Fast Video Cateloger - hope that helps!

[@matiasale7652]

What an incredible video! It´s exactly the introduction that i was searching on. Thank you!!

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for watching!!

[@blackronin5578]

Just subscribed I can’t wait to get started soon, I got a GoPro hero 8, only thing I gotta get now is a good tripod and a drone and I’m all set 💪

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Those are great cameras to start with and will definitely help you collect tons of awesome footage!! Thanks for the sub!

[@vishalkale7722]

Fantastic.. great video.

[@James_m7]

When you say that you will market it to different agencies, do you mean the likes of Shutter Stock, Pond5, etc.? And how do you go about marketing to them and pricing? thx!

[@District7DrewGeraci]

When I say agencies, I mean different production companies that I know use stock in their videos often - such as CNN, NBC, FOX, CBS, PBS, BBC, and other editorial content providers. It requires you to network and create relationships and that's the biggest part to selling stock video. You can use Linkedin to find the media manager, producer, or art buyer for the company you're trying to target.

[@RaduGheorghe23]

Thank you. Very useful material.

[@MichaelShatravka]

Great video man super insightful, I been making a decent passive income selling not so epic editorial footage but you've deff inspired me to step it up with the commercial footage, thank you!

[@rigelfoto]

Hi, great video! After I watched it I went to nimia to try to use that platform for direct sales but It looks abandoned they don't have information how to use their platform and the support chat doesn't work. Do you know any other platform for video's direct sales?

[@3yeVibez]

Wow! Thanks for doing this for free.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for watching!!

[@DiviPhotos]

Cool video

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for watching!

[@sadiakhan6740]

Such an informative video. Thanx n good to see u on KZbin 👍

[@VIDEOARTofficial]

Thanks for this video,fantastic job.

[@ArcticNorthAdventures]

Great tipps for sharing all this value informations, and your footage is amazing, thats really good. specially the time lapses. great work. best regards from the cold north

[@MagnificentHorses]

Great video, Drew! Do you know if we need to get any special permission to video commercial airplanes or military airplanes to sell the videos as stock footage?

[@kalidasang9472]

How to create the portfolio for video can u please guide me … that’s what every one asking which I don’t have

[@richardrodriguez7097]

Very informative info Drew thank you so much!

[@resetdetailing]

whats the colour plugin at 9.57

[@JoshWilliamsPDX]

Thanks for this video, Drew. I was lucky enough to watch live and participate in the discussion. One question I have for you is whether you use BlackBox and what your take is on it. Sounds like a good option to get your footage--or at least a certain type of your footage--out there to the various platforms in a convenient and efficient way. I've been hearing more and more about this platform so I thought I'd ask you about it. Thanks!

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Hey Josh! I haven't used Blackbox personally so I don't really have an opinion on it but it does look promising! Give it a whirl and let me know how it goes. It never hurts to have your content in multiple places. Thanks for watching!!

[@sachasresolve]

@@District7DrewGeraci did you end up using black box? If so how's it worked out for you.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

@@sachasresolve No, I never ended up using Black Box.

[@a.b.5757]

Hi Drew, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! What about color spaces you using in your footage? There are so many different, which one would you recommend? Thank you!

[@imiy]

Is there any chance to see a clip costing $10k?

[@beyondthelenspro]

What site does he use to do direct sales? He says it so fast and I have been trying look it up.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

It's Nimia.com but they've reduced their services since this video launched 3 years ago. There truly aren't any good stock sites anymore. Your best bet is to sell directly via your own website and use SEO to direct people to your content

[@LivPoxleitner]

how do you get a model release form? if you film yourself do you need a release for yourself?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

There are many free templates on the internet you can use or you can hire a lawyer to write a specific one for your company.

[@boubnadproduction2902]

Thanks for this vidéo it will help me.

[@StellaDavila]

How do you keep the pirates from stealing the footage from social media?

[@scary-b]

hi drew thanks for these good advises :) and since it's little long video i have just telling suggest you may add inside long tuto like this one some more example of your works and example of framing , camera angles & camera sitting specially for people with low budget dslr lol ..... some tips for starter filmmaker Thanks again

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback! In future videos I'll see if I can implement those additions.

[@kthx1138]

Great video! What slider or crane do you use for those camera moves during time-lapses?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

I use the Kessler Stealth Slider + Cineshooter or Second Shooter (2-axis head). Really great combo!

[@klevi7325]

Hi. Great video! My question is, could i register and upload my content to various sites, the ones you mentioned for direct sales,indirect and subscription based? What if i make a sale on one of the sites?do i need to take it off the other sites?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for watching! It all depends on what type of exclusivity you choose when you sing up for stock selling sites. Some allow you to sell across multiple platforms and others require you to be exclusive with them.

[@kevinjack5184]

My goal is to create timelapses & stock video for a living!

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Just stick with it and it will become a reality!

[@Kristin_Ivanov]

Mine is the same 👍

[@IskenderAliev]

great video! thank you for the shared knowledge, you should have a lot more subs! keep it going :)

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for watching!! And hopefully more subs will come soon ;)

[@initium5421]

Could you elaborate on how you're swapping out nvme ssds? You say you bring tons of extra nvme ssds and I'm just wondering how you use them? Like are you cracking open your laptop and swapping nvme ssds on the fly for some reason? Or do you know of some sort of a way to read an nvme ssds externally?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for the question! For most projects, I travel with around 10-12TB worth of NVMe external SSDs (either USB 3.2 or TB3). I'm not swapping them out on the fly (since each external drive is 2TB) but I'll store my data on them until I return home and can upload them to my main server. It's very easy to make your own external NVMe SSD's and I have a video here that shows you how to do it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXbHYnelorGhoa8

[@speaktostrangers]

Thank you for the great content! Super informative. What are the pros/cons with marketing your stock footage through KZbin (paid and organic) and then backlinking to my website where they can complete the purchase of the footage there? Should I also watermark my footage so people dont just rip it and use it? Thank you :)

[@atlasgfx5061]

I need that a7siii so bad... I dream about it now and then. Haha

[@duMaurier15]

Do you just hang out by your camera while filming the time/hyper-lapse? Im assuming yes since you dont want to risk getting your expensive equipment stolen.. But that's like few hours of just sitting around?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Yup, it's not a quick process. It takes a few hours of filming just to get a few seconds of footage.

[@timefilming]

29:20 - I guess, Pond5 gives 50% (or even 60% for exclusivity) and you set your own price. Not so bad 🙂

[@jacksp8de]

This is awesome! I have a question though. How do you get releases of people at an event? Can I film public events with a lot of people without releases? Seems impossible to get releases from everyone in highly populated spaces. Do I just film without their face?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for watching, Jack! If you film at an event and don't have the release, the only thing you can really do is 'editorial' based licensing if it's in a public space, if not, then you can't license it. If it's done in a private space you would need to post flyers around the entrance as people enter so they know you're filming for commercial purposes (in coordination with the event).

[@missionmedia1197]

That was my question too!

[@James_m7]

Exellent content, thanks! So I guess once you've made one sale of a particular video... then you can't sell it as an EXCLUSIVE?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Correct, once you sell an exclusive license (or buyout) you can't ever sell that clip again. Thanks for watching!

[@AlanDunkin]

Thanks for this super-helpful video, really appreciate you putting it together. I guess a note about filming on NPS lands these days is that a judge found requiring/paying for permits unconstitutional, so it's going to throw everything up in the air for a bit I think.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

You are correct! I see it as a double-edged sword for folks, but ultimately, if people aren't disrespectful to the land, it will be very beneficial for most. Thanks again for watching!

[@roamwithdory]

Do you need model release if you film timelapse of a busy market like the one you showed here?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

No not usually.

[@roamwithdory]

@@District7DrewGeraci thanks!

[@realexposurephotography124]

I just shot some video of hot air balloons with some local wineries in the background and foreground of some of the clips. Are the wineries ok to include in the footage as well as a balloon with the Pechanga casino logo on it? Love this info in the video, thanks for your time!

[@jimwilliams5099]

It would be very helpful if you show the names written on the screen as you mention, so its easier to to understand what you are saying when you mention them.

[@bkunal88]

What exactly mean by model release ? If I am shooting common people, what to do about that ?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

You would still need to have them sign a model release for any commercial activity (like selling stock). The only place that footage could be used without a release would be editorial (news).

[@bkunal88]

@@District7DrewGeraci can you share a format of that? Do i just print out that on normal paper and take their sign?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

@@bkunal88 I don't have one that I can share (I paid a lawyer to draft it up for me) but there are plenty of services online to where you can obtain a release from.

[@jennifermedia6288]

Do you have contracts ?

[@Name-ot3xw]

I appreciate the insight, but also lmao at the camera list you droppped, not going to look them up but it sounds like $10k+ ez.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Well, you're not wrong. It takes money to make money though and quality matters. It doesn't mean you can't use lower quality equipment though, it just might make it harder to sell. Again though, any and all footage can be used for stock so if there's someone willing to pay for it then the quality/camera don't matter.

[@jennifermedia6288]

700 yay for you.

[@Dayosonic]

What is indemnification in stock footage pls ? does that mean the buyer pays pond5 idenfinitely? i just dont understand this vocabulary can anyone explain it to me in simple english as english is not my first language . i was trying to buy a clip to add to my youtube and thn monitse my video as i always worried about buying stock footage due to too many legal jagons i dont understand . so today i thought i face my fear to try is then i saw the legal term and i just couldt get my brainbox arount it pls help. it say Download can be used by on your team Indemnification Up to $15K USD on pond5 .i just dont know what that mean. all i want is to buy one clip and i'm done with no one coming after me in the future . pls help.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

It all depends on what the terms are when you purchase the stock footage. Some clips are for editorial use only (non-commercial or monetized), some are only good for 1 production use, and some you can use for an infinite amount of productions. Just read the terms of use and you'll be set.

[@osoriony]

Fantastic video. Very comprehensive. Congratulations in your content also. All your work is very high quality. I am in the process of getting a workstation. I have a 6 year old Precision T7610 from Dell. I recently added a NVIDIA RTX Titan 24gb. I would like to make the most of my time. I was thinking about getting the new NVIDIA RTX A6000, do you think it will make any difference in rendering? Thank you very much

[@District7DrewGeraci]

The A6000 is great for ultra high resolution footage w/ multiple tracks of video, so if that's what you're working with then I'd definitely get it. That being said, the RTX 3090 is actually a little bit more powerful than the A6000 it just has half of the VRAM at 24GB but works amazingly with 8k-12k resolution footage and is 1/4 the price. Either way, both GPUs are great for rendering with.

[@osoriony]

@@District7DrewGeraci Thank you very much for your reply. That's very interesting, I thought that performance was linked to the amount of memory.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

@@osoriony hahah if only that were true, thankfully it's not though! The RTX3090 is the way to go IMHO.

[@timelapsebylkunl72]

Great content. Thanks for sharing.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for watching!!

[@jimwilliams5099]

How much difference does it make to shoot in HD? I like to shoot smaller files. Is there much market for it?

[@badrtravels]

Great video. Maybe next time don't put an ad right in the middle of your cinematic film, I had a wow effect going on, but now I'm just annoyed lol

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks Man! I wish I could control where the ads go so sorry for that! I don't even have them turned on for this video so YT is just auto adding them now. Appreciate you!

[@MichaelBarker]

I loved this video Drew, thank you so much for putting this together, this is exactly what I want to do with myself. I have always wondered about selling cityscapes. How do you know when you need release forms for buildings and cityscapes? Who do you contact? The building owner? The original Architect? No one? Thanks again!

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks Michael! When it comes to building releases it's best you do your homework before filming. Most buildings can be filmed for commercial release if filmed from a public location but that doesn't include releases for names/logos so it's best to avoid that. Every situation is different so keep that in mind.

[@MichaelBarker]

@@District7DrewGeraci Thanks Drew! I appreciate the reply!

[@lyudmilaworrall295]

Supper movie thank you

[@lnjbrooks]

15:13 "Do the Roar" ... anyone else think of Shrek?

[@peesukarhu_OFFICIAL]

It's ridiculous that you can't shoot (hold the rights) in national parks in the US 👀

[@craiglawrey7518]

If you are using a drone, and the flight starts from outside the National park(and can prove it using flight records), you are good. A National Park owns the rights of the land and not the airspace. Something to consider.

[@StringrPress]

I learned it first hand at the Alamo.

[@rukozhopp]

YT channel for stock footage? content will be stolen from there asap make another version with watermark? in that case what is the difference compared to stock agency preview?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

There's no footage here. Just information on how to better market yourself and your work.

[@rukozhopp]

@@District7DrewGeraci but I'm not quite understand if you are advising to create YT channel for my stock footage at 23:45. And now you talking about only "information". Maybe did you mean "talking head" channel or what?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

@@rukozhopp This is not a channel for selling stock footage. The video is merely there for people to see the steps involved to create their own channels of stock footage from various sites (NOT YT). Thanks for watching!

[@timefilming]

who really needs "stolen" YT content? firstly, it's strongly compressed and has visible artifacts (like banding, etc.) secondly, every serious production knows that it's illegal to use any footage without a license - sooner or later when the author finds it out, they'll have problems.

[@LW_Lapse]

Great video, lots of good info! What are your thoughts on creating HDR content?

[@SulavLoktam]

what are the best sites to sell stock footages?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

I don't think there are any real "best sites" to sell from at the moment. It all comes down to the quality of your work and how you market it. Pond5, Nimia, Dissolve, Artlist... these are some of the better ones. You want to find the one that gives you the best return (percentage-wise).

[@bestwindsurfvideos]

What about Blackbox?

[@phinmilton669]

This guy just flexed his muscles at the beginning of the video, love it.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

HA. Glad you enjoyed it ;)

[@District7DrewGeraci]

And thanks for watching!

[@spl1949]

What about Blackbox? Thoughts?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Never heard of them, to be honest. Who or what are they? Stock agency? Media Management? Data Management?

[@DarioBoriani]

Blackbox and now Wirestock are intermediaries that pre-screen and market your footage to Pond5, Shutterstock, etc. so you don't have to submit separately to each stock agency. They may help with metadata. They charge a percentage if the footage sells.

[@Dayosonic]

it says - Our Individual License includes $15,000 indemnification and allows for 1 individual on your team to use the downloaded file. what does that mean in plain english please?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

If means if someone sues you they'll cover up to $15k worth of the copyright infringement (which is nothing) and you can only use it in one production (whomever the purchaser of the clip is). It also sounds like this clip doesn't have an actual release which is why they talk about indemnification.

[@Dayosonic]

@@District7DrewGeraci oh thank your for your quick response drew i'm subscribing and clicking your like now . ok so i can use it for my youtube music video then and monitise it right?

[@District7DrewGeraci]

@@Dayosonic you would need to check the terms of the footage.

[@Dayosonic]

@@District7DrewGeraci oh ok thanx

[@Disisions]

3:40

[@ghadyg1]

👍👍

[@imiy]

Artgrid, not artlist

[@District7DrewGeraci]

I use artlist to market videos to music organizations...

[@Amerifilms]

Its a lengthy video, chapters would have been of great help.

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Thanks for the tip! I'll make sure to add them.

[@eduard.amihai7545]

you only need 100k of equipment to make this footage:))

[@District7DrewGeraci]

Well, not necessarily but it does help! Thanks for watching!

[@shelekhov]

Consistency ma @ss. Posting regularly for 3 years on IG. Getting nowhere though a small audience loves it insanely. No growth, not worth it. Or you mean a beeple_crap by consistency? Postinng every day for 14 years.